ABSTRACT:

The Smart NoteTaker is such a helpful product that satisfies the 

needs of the people in today's technologic and fast life. This 
product can be used in many ways. The Smart NoteTaker provides taking 
fast and easy notes to people who are busy one's self with something. 
With the help of Smart NoteTaker, people will be able to write notes 
on the air, while being busy with their work. The written note will 
be stored on the memory chip of the pen, and will be able to read in 
digital medium after the job has done. This will save time and 
facilitate life.
The Smart NoteTaker is good and helpful for blinds that think and 
write freely. Another place, where our product can play an important 
role, is where two people talks on the phone. The subscribers are 
apart from each other while their talk, and they may want to use 
figures or texts to understand themselves better. It's also useful 
especially for instructors in presentations. The instructors may not 
want to present the lecture in front of the board. The drawn figure 
can be processed and directly sent to the server computer in the 
room. The server computer then can broadcast the drawn shape through 
network to all of the computers which are present in the room. By 
this way, the lectures are aimed to be more efficient and fun. This 
product will be simple but powerful. The product will be able to 
sense 3D shapes and motions that user tries to draw. The sensed 
information will be processed and transferred to the memory chip and 
then will be monitored on the display device. The drawn shape then 
can be broadcasted to the network or sent to a mobile device.
There will be an additional feature of the product which will monitor 
the notes, which were taken before, on the application program used 
in the computer. This application program can be a word document or 
an image file. Then, the sensed figures that were drawn onto the air 
will be recognized and by the help of the software program we will 
write, the desired character will be printed in the word document. If 
the application program is a paint related program, then the most 
similar shape will be chosen by the program and then will be printed 
on the screen.
Since, JAVA Applet is suitable for both the drawings and strings, all 
these applications can be put together by developing a single JAVA 
program. The JAVA code that we will develop will also be installed on 
the pen so that the processor inside the pen will type and draw the 
desired shape or text on the display panel.
What is some information on the 'smart note taker'?
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I went to the "Smart Note Taker" website - it is poorly-written, with 
a lot of typographical errors, and thus is not a professional site. 
Also, the contact address is a gmail address, which is not a 
reputable business email. I'd say this is a case of something that 
sounds too good to be true - don't waste money on it. 
It seems to be some sort of recording device where you write your 
notes with a pen onto your laptop instead of typing - I can't see how 
that would be worth the money. 
My advice is to learn how to take notes yourself - see the Related 
Questions - and then you will be the Smart Note Taker!
Latest News - October, 2009
There is now a product SIMILAR to this "Smart Note Taker" listed on 
the market with a delivery time of "soon" - it is made by Kawell 
Industry in Hongkong - there are no prices listed, and the MINIMUM 
order they will accept is for 50 devices! Here's their information: 
Mobile Note Taker or Digital Pen 
Mobile note taker (or digital pen)--- portable handwriting capture 
device using handwriting recognition technology to capture your hand 
writing notes, drawings, sketches anytime, anywhere then upload, 
file, email your handwriting notes, drawings, sketches once connected 
to computer. 
An nice digital scribe to assist your business, study and daily life.
There is also a voice-recording product listed from Everway, also in 
China - they have absolutely no prices listed, but here's the 
information for their product: 
Being responsible for coordinating meetings and taking minutes, your 
heavy workload can be greatly reduced, and you are assured of 
complete and accurate minutes if you use a high-quality pen recorder. 
We strongly recommend you to take a look at our newly developed 
ballpoint-pen-shaped Pen Recorder which, with a metallic and stylish 
body and concealed mini buttons, is capable of producing professional 
sound quality. Our Pen Recorder integrates the four functions� 
writing, digital recording, MP3 player and USB drive�into an ideal 
recording and entertainment device for business people, 
investigators, secretaries and students. 
Our EW807 pen has the following special features 
1.Unlike other pen recorders with 4 or 5 pushbuttons on pen body, it 
has only one concealed button on pen body, which makes it looks more 
like a normal pen. 
2.Unlike other pen recorders with annoying flashing lights while 
recording, we could set flash lights off during recording. 
So you can write it as a normal ballpoint pen without annoying 
flashing lights. 
3. The built-in Mic is good quality and sensitive, it has the best 
sound recording quality (very clear recording) and could clearly 
record sound 10 meters away 
4. Elegant looking, super thin,very handy, largest diameter is only 
13.9mm, 
5. ONE-TOUCH-RECORD 
It goes straight into voice record mode after power on;it will start 
recording with a single push. 
(other similar pens on market will first go to music play mode) 
6.Recording could be saved in MP3 or WAV format 
Technical features: 
1.USB2.0, mass storage: up to 2GB 
2.built-in Li-battery, support over 12hours recording after fully 
charged. 
3. Included USB Cable Connector easily Docks to any USB jack 
Without LCD Display 
4. Compatible with windows 98/2000/ME/XP, Mac 9. X and above 
5. Up to 144hours recording in WAV format or up to 72hours recording 
in MP3 format
Definition
The Smart NoteTaker is such a helpful product that satisfies the 
needs of the people in today's technologic and fast life. This 
product can be used in many ways. The Smart NoteTaker provides taking 
fast and easy notes to people who are busy one's self with something. 
With the help of Smart NoteTaker, people will be able to write notes 
on the air, while being busy with their work. The written note will 
be stored on the memory chip of the pen, and will be able to read in 
digital medium after the job has done. This will save time and 
facilitate life. 
The Smart NoteTaker is good and helpful for blinds that think and 
write freely. Another place, where our product can play an important 
role, is where two people talks on the phone. The subscribers are 
apart from each other while their talk, and they may want to use 
figures or texts to understand themselves better. It's also useful 
especially for instructors in presentations. The instructors may not 
want to present the lecture in front of the board. The drawn figure 
can be processed and directly sent to the server computer in the 
room. The server computer then can broadcast the drawn shape through 
network to all of the computers which are present in the room. By 
this way, the lectures are aimed to be more efficient and fun. This 
product will be simple but powerful. The product will be able to 
sense 3D shapes and motions that user tries to draw. The sensed 
information will be processed and transferred to the memory chip and 
then will be monitored on the display device. The drawn shape then 
can be broadcasted to the network or sent to a mobile device.
There will be an additional feature of the product which will monitor 
the notes, which were taken before, on the application program used 
in the computer. This application program can be a word document or 
an image file. Then, the sensed figures that were drawn onto the air 
will be recognized and by the help of the software program we will 
write, the desired character will be printed in the word document. If 
the application program is a paint related program, then the most 
similar shape will be chosen by the program and then will be printed 
on the screen. 
Since, JAVA Applet is suitable for both the drawings and strings, all 
these applications can be put together by developing a single JAVA 
program. The JAVA code that we will develop will also be installed on 
the pen so that the processor inside the pen will type and draw the 
desired shape or text on the display panel. 
Main features
Common to IRISNotes„¢ 1.0 and IRISNotes„¢ Executive 1.0
Highly Portable Pen
135 x 14,5 mm ink pen
Recognize Handwritten Notes*
Simply write your text using the provided ink pen. Your handwritten 
notes will be instantly converted into editable text!
Extended software suite
- Easy Note Taker manager
- Notes recognition software Lite* (Advanced software only available 
on IRISNotes„¢ Executive, see below)

Recognize up to 22 Languages
English - Canada, English - GB, English - US, German, Simplified 
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Danish, Spanish, Spanish - 
Mexico, Finnish, French, French - Canada, Greek, Italian, Japanese, 
Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian,Swedish.

Note Taker (MNT S100)

¢ Item No : N1G-253750
¢ Place of orgin : China
Features Specifications » Note Taker (MNT S100)
Unction characteristics 
Handwriting recognition and save: The Mobile NoteTaker PRO is a 
unique device that captures notes handwritten on plain paper, Stores 
the notes to memory and uploads them to a PC 
Mobile working mode: Take digital notes while being away from you 
computer in meetings, classroom and at home (device is not connected) 
Online working mode: Work online as a table PC compatiable pen(device 
is plugged to USB port). 
Pen and ink features: Enables windows vista* and office2007 great 
inking and handwrie features. 
You write, it types!
IRISnotes is a pen and mobile note taker that can capture handwritten 
notes and drawings, as well as edit, save and export them. Your 
handwritten notes can be instantly converted into editable text in a 
wide range of languages.
Turn your handwritten notes into editable text*!
Simply write your text using the provided ink pen. Your handwritten 
notes will be instantly converted into editable text!
Easy-to-use wireless connection* 
Write your notes anytime, anywhere! When you are back to your 
computer, simply connect the USB receiver. Your notes will be 
instantly converted!

Use your pen as a mouse

You can set the pen to mouse mode. In this mode, tapping the pen in 
the writing area or pressing the button on the side of the pen will 
act like a single mouse click.
Works on any paper with normal ink refill 
You can write your notes on any kind of paper! Simply place the 
receiver on the top or the corner of your document and you are ready 
to write!
* Only on Windows platform 

Simply write your notes with the provided standard ink pen 
The pen is wireless, use it everywhere When you are back to 
your computer, simply upload your notes! 
You can also write when connected Using the provided 
software suite, all your notes will be converted into editable texts! 
Edit your notes in your favorite software! 
How does it work?
Advantages & disadvantages:
Basically, I find myself in need of a snippet keeper. 
There are two 
primary reasons: (i) I have random bits of information stored in a 
multitude of ways so they are not always easy to find; and (ii) for 
some books I read, I want a place to take notes in. I started by 
re-reading many of Matt's wonderful reviews of snippet keepers and 
then trying out the ones that seemed most promising.
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I am at the point where the decision is between NoteTaker, NoteBook, 
and DEVONthink. I like DEVONthink, but am attracted to the outliner 
features of the Note* applications. In Matt's review of NoteTaker, he 
mentioned that NoteBook had just been released but he hadn't had time 
to try it out. In Adam's review of NoteBook today, he mentioned that 
he hasn't used NoteTaker much. I was wondering if anyone has used 
both applications and, if so, how they compare.
I'm not asking for a detailed analysis, just wondering if there were 
one or two features that make one stand out from the other.
If it's of any interest or use, I am currently leaning towards 
NoteBook, because of the following list of advantages and 
disadvantages for the two applications (these are subjective as 
they're based on what's important to me):
NoteBook
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Advantages:
-Media frames
-Excellent index with context
-Multiple keywords per item
-Multiple highlighters
-Stickers
-Smart quotes
-Outline styles
Disadvantages:
-No history
-No templates
-No embedded web pages
-Contents stored as binary
-Can't link to specific cells (only pages)
-No AppleScript
NoteTaker
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Advantages:
-Embed web pages
-AppleScript
-History
-Templates
-Drawer (Contents outline, library, history)
-Line numbers
Disadvantages:
-Index has no context, not nearly as good as NoteBook's
-Only one keyword per item
-Clipping service requires second click
-Working with pasted graphics is awkward
-Highlighter only works on full cells, doesn't get indexed
-No smart quotes
-Switches to front when using contextual menu in other application
-Can't drag items to other tabs
I think that the first two NoteBook advantages are the most important 
for me. I want to be able to find snippets of information easily, so 
an effective index is very important. The media frames are just a 
good way of managing inserted graphics/PDFs, though I wish they could 
also be used with embedded web pages too (currently, NoteBook can't 
display web pages). The main other aspect causing me to prefer 
NoteBook is that I find its method of entering text and moving about 
better -- I can't really describe why, though, in the details I just 
prefer it. Based on the release notes, they also seem to be 
attempting to match MORE's outline features (though there is still no 
clone capability).
How do you take good notes in class?
In: Learning Tips [Edit categories] 
Taking Good Notes
One major thing is being prepared. Having something to write with and 
some paper to write on. Being prepared also means that you have read 
the material in advance. Reading the material helps you determine 
what information is more important.
Make sure you pay attention! You cannot take good notes if you cannot 
focus on what you are taking notes on. Your teacher will be 
emphasizing different information, and you really want to notice 
that. Usually the teacher will emphasize what they think is 
important. What they think is important is more likely to be on the 
test.
If you are having a hard time paying attention, you need to do 
something about it. Are you sitting in the front, middle, or back? 
Students in the back are more likely to be distracted or to daydream. 
If you want to focus, you should probably sit in the first few rows. 
So if you want to move, then ask your teacher (before or after class) 
if you can be moved up. If you explain that you are having trouble 
focusing and think that sitting close will help, most teachers will 
be glad to help you with that.
Here are some tips to taking good notes that will help you understand 
your classes better.
¢ Make your notebook an outline of the material - you can even 
use the textbook as a guide and write down major topics ahead of time
¢ Write down anything the teacher puts onto the board. If they 
think it is important, it probably will be on a quiz or test.
¢ Write down anything the teacher says more than once. If they 
repeat something, they think it is important also.
¢ Write down any words that the teacher explains - give 
definitions, examples, and any diagrams or drawings that the teacher 
uses to explain the terms.
¢ Ask the teacher to explain again if you do not understand 
anything, or ask they they write it down so you can copy it into your 
notes
¢ Copy any drawings, diagrams, maps, or images the teacher 
draws (if it is very complicated, make sure it is in your textbook so 
you can study it later, or see if the teacher can make you a copy)
You can also record the lecture (ask the teacher if it is OK first) 
and copy notes after class if you can't write quickly enough to keep 
up. In this case, you should listen carefully to the lecture and see 
how much you can understand before you write the notes. 
Organized Note-Taking Systems
There are a variety of different systems for taking notes - here's 
some information on how to do each one! Click on the Link at the end 
for more complete examples of each 
¢ The Charting Method - this is a way of taking notes for a 
confusing lecture which involves a lot of relationships, dialogue, 
comparisons and other connections between a lot of different areas. 
Make you paper into a set of columns with the main topics to be 
covered in your lecture written at the top of the sheet. As the 
teacher covers each fact, write it into the correct column. This is a 
good method if you have a lot of information and not a lot of time to 
write, but you have to know what topics are going to be covered ahead 
of time, so that you can make your columns.
¢ The Cornell Method - this is a way of adding extra 
information and "clues" to your notes without recopying the whole 
thing. Basically, you just leave a huge blank margin on the left or 
right side of your page, then add cues, hints, and extra information 
in the blank spaces. When you study, you can cover up your notes and 
just look at the cues in the margin to see if you know the material.
¢ The Outline Method - this is the one I usually recommend; it 
is a way of showing main facts and how they are related to one 
another. You can do a formal outline - the kind with numbers, 
letters, etc. - or just use the indented areas to show what goes 
underneath what category. The major points or most important facts 
will be listed further toward the left-hand side of the page. 
Information which explains these facts, defines terms, or otherwise 
supports the main points will be listed underneath them and indented 
toward the right. This is a good way to make your notebook because 
all you have to do to study is read each point as a question. The 
only problem with using an outline would be if you have a teacher who 
covers a lot of information very quickly so that it's hard for you to 
keep up; in that case, use another method during their class or ask 
for a written outline to keep in your notes.
¢ The Mapping Method - this is a visual method of taking notes, 
and involves making a map or diagram showing how all the information 
is connected. It is a good way to keep up with a teacher who covers 
lots of information, or when you don't know exactly what the lecture 
will be about (such as a guest speaker). Instead of taking detailed 
notes, you just jot down the main points. Then, you draw lines 
connecting facts or details; show connections with arrows; circle 
important information; or any other visual way you want to remind 
yourself of the lecture and the information you learned. This method 
works best if you use it as a rough-draft, then recopy the 
information into an outline or list afterword for easier studying.
¢ The Sentence Method - this is another way of handling a 
lecture with a lot of information. You just copy down the important 
information as the teacher speaks, writing each fact on a new line - 
you do not actually have to write complete sentences so long as you 
get the important information down. The best way to use this method 
is as a rough draft, because you have trouble reading through the 
mass of sentences later on when studying - use this method to get the 
information, then recopy it into an outline so that it makes more 
sense and is easier to study. 
MOBILE NOTE TAKER OR DIGITAL PEN